Transcript Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Created by Terri Street
Copyright, 2000
Modified 8/2008 A. L.
Rules
• Groups will play rather than
individual contestants.
• Groups should work cooperatively
to determine a “final answer” to
questions.
• For math questions, calculators
are encouraged.
More Rules
• If a question is answered correctly,
the whole advisory advances up the
game board.
• If a question is answered
incorrectly, the whole advisory will
fall down to either the $100 level or
the lowest “safe level.”
• The safe levels are indicated with
a on the scoreboard.
Lifelines
• 50/50 will eliminate 3 choices per question.
• Ask the Audience – if the group wants, they
can poll the other groups to select an answer.
• Each group is its own phone-a-friend. This
does not count toward the 3 lifelines.
• A total of 3 lifelines can be used (50/50 or
Ask the Audience in any combination).
• If a wrong answer causes the play to restart
at the $100 level, a new game begins, resulting
in 3 lifelines being available for the next
round.
 1,000,000
 500,000
 250,000
 125,000

64,000

32,000

16,000

8,000

4,000

2,000

1,000

500

300

200

100
Easy Question
The biography of Marie Curie describes
her life so ----- that readers feel they
are hearing the French scientist’s
thoughts and experiencing her
emotions.
 A. sparsely
 B. mysteriously
 C. cautiously
 D. graciously
 E. vividly
Easy Question
The biography of Marie Curie describes her
life so ----- that readers feel they are hearing
the French scientist’s thoughts and
experiencing her emotions.
 E. vividly
Easy Question
Each time that Enrique counted his crayons
by either 3’s or 4’s he had one left over. But
when he counted them by 5’s he had none
left over. What is the least number of
crayons he could have had?
 A. 5
 B. 15
 C. 25
 D. 45
 E. 50
Easy Question
Each time that Enrique counted his crayons
by either 3’s or 4’s he had one left over. But
when he counted them by 5’s he had none
left over. What is the least number of
crayons he could have had?
 C. 25
Easy Question
In the following sentence, which underlined
section has an error? A member of the
Navajo tribal council are Ahoping that the recent
increase in interest in Native American art
B
will provide a bridge to greater understanding of
D
C
Navajo life and culture. No error
E
 A. are hoping
 B. increase in
 C. will provide
 D. greater
 E. No error
Easy Question
In the following sentence, which underlined
section has an error? A member of the
Navajo tribal council are Ahoping that the recent
increase in interest in Native American art
B
will provide a bridge to greater understanding of
C
D
Navajo life and culture. No error
E
 A. are hoping
Easy Question
Although some bacteria are known to --- water, recent findings suggest that
certain other species may actually be ---- because they remove dangerous
trace minerals from drinking water.
 A. pollute .. harmful
 B. consume .. porous
 C. poison .. vulnerable
 D. resist .. profitable
 E. contaminate .. beneficial
Easy Question
Although some bacteria are known to --- water, recent findings suggest that
certain other species may actually be ---- because they remove dangerous
trace minerals from drinking water.
 E. contaminate .. beneficial
Easy Question
If 2n = k, where n is a positive integer,
which of the following could be a value
of k ?
 A. 1
 B. 9
 C. 32
 D. 100
 E. 250
Easy Question
If 2n = k, where n is a positive integer,
which of the following could be a value
of k ?
 C. 32
Easy Question
Working with small children had a ----effect on Amy; she simply felt better
when she was with them.
 A. therapeutic
 B. dignified
 C. recalcitrant
 D. sullen
 E. metaphorical
Easy Question
Working with small children had a ----effect on Amy; she simply felt better
when she was with them.
 A. therapeutic
Easy Question
If 2x + 4 = 10, what is the value of 4x –
20 ?
 A. -8
 B. -2
 C. 2
 D. 7
 E. 8
Easy Question
If 2x + 4 = 10, what is the value of 4x –
20 ?
 A. -8
Easy Question
Select the best way to rephrase the
underlined material.
Unlike sight, hearing is enhanced underwater
because water transmits the pressure waves
of sound much more rapidly and effectively
than does air.
 A. Unlike sight, hearing is
 C. Unlike sight you
have hearing
 B. Unlike sight, hearing
which is
 D. Hearing, unlike sight
 E. Hearing, unlike sight, being
Easy Question
Select the best way to rephrase the
underlined material.
Unlike sight, hearing is enhanced underwater
because water transmits the pressure waves
of sound much more rapidly and effectively
than does air.
 A. Unlike sight, hearing is
Easy Question
Skeptics ----- the company’s decision to
use new computer software, believing it
would be -----, wasting money and
hindering efficiency.
 A. rejected .. provident
 C. admired .. frugal
 B. opposed .. uneconomical
 D. ignored .. expedient
 E. endorsed .. detrimental
Easy Question
Skeptics ----- the company’s decision to
use new computer software, believing it
would be -----, wasting money and
hindering efficiency.
 B. opposed .. uneconomical
Easy Question
Kevin is 3 years younger than Nora. If n
represents Nora’s age now, what was
Kevin’s age 4 years ago in terms of n ?
 A. n + 7
 B. n + 1
 C. n - 1
 D. n - 4
 E. n - 7
Easy Question
Kevin is 3 years younger than Nora. If n
represents Nora’s age now, what was
Kevin’s age 4 years ago in terms of n ?
 E. n - 7
Easy Question
Select the best way to rephrase the
underlined material. As early as the fifth
century A.D., caves being carved into the
cliffs of the Tian Shan range in China as
shrines and places of worship for devotees of
Buddhism.
 A. caves being carved
 B. caves carved
 C. caves that were carved
 D. caves were carving
 E. caves were carved
Easy Question
Select the best way to rephrase the
underlined material. As early as the fifth
century A.D., caves being carved into the
cliffs of the Tian Shan range in China as
shrines and places of worship for devotees of
Buddhism.
 E. caves were carved
Easy Question
u v w x y
On the number line above, the letters
represent consecutive integers.
If u + y = 10, what is the value of w ?
 A. 1
 B. 3
 C. 4
 D. 5
 E. 6
Easy Question
u v w x y
On the number line above, the letters
represent consecutive integers.
If u + y = 10, what is the value of w ?
 D. 5
Easy Question
In the following sentence, which underlined
section has an error?
Barbara Smith, known
professionally as B.
A
Smith, has begun her career as a model but went on
B
C
to become a restaurateur, author, and television
D
show host. No error
E
 A. known
 B. has begun
 C. as a model
 D. to become
 E. No error
Easy Question
In the following sentence, which underlined
section has an error?
Barbara Smith, known
professionally as B.
A
Smith, hasBbegun her career as aC model but went on
to become a restaurateur, author, and television
D
show host. No Eerror
 B. has begun
Easy Question
If x = 10, what is the value of
x(x -1) + x(x + 1) ?
X
 A. 10
 B. 20
 C. 100
 D. 119
 E. 200
Easy Question
If x = 10, what is the value of
x(x -1) + x(x + 1) ?
X
 B. 20
Easy Question
Select the best way to rephrase the
underlined material.
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, he
abandoned his native city for Portugal and a
career at sea.
 A. Genoa, he abandoned
his native city
 B. Genoa and abandoning
his native city
 C. Genoa but abandoned
 D. Genoa, his native city
being abandoned
his native city
 E. Genoa; therefore he
abandoned his native city
Easy Question
Select the best way to rephrase the
underlined material.
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, he
abandoned his native city for Portugal and a
career at sea.
 C. Genoa but abandoned
his native city
Medium Question
In the following sentence, which underlined
section has an error?
that mathematics,
Many educators argue
A
science, and a modern foreign language are
an essential subject for college-bound students
C
B
to study. No error
D
E
 A. argue that
 B. an essential subject
 C. for
 D. to study
 E. No error
Medium Question
In the following sentence, which underlined
section has an error?
that mathematics,
Many educators argue
A
science, and a modern foreign language are
an essential subject for college-bound students
C
B
to study. No error
D
E
 B. an essential subject
Medium Question
If t + u + v = 42 and 2u + 2v = 60,
what is the value of t ?
 A. 12
 B. 14
 C. 18
 D. 24
 E. 27
Medium Question
If t + u + v = 42 and 2u + 2v = 60,
what is the value of t ?
 A. 12
Medium Question
Elizabeth perversely saw her ----- as a useful
strategy; because she always mistrusted
other people, nobody ever disappointed her.
 A. sarcasm
 B. insincerity
 C. misanthropy
 D. dispassion
 E. dejection
Medium Question
Elizabeth perversely saw her ----- as a useful
strategy; because she always mistrusted
other people, nobody ever disappointed her.
 C. misanthropy
Medium Question
The relationship between the temperature expressed
in Celsius degrees (C ) and Fahrenheit degrees (F) is
given by F – 32 = 59 C. According to the table below,
how many continents have had temperatures above
125◦ Fahrenheit?
Continent
Temperature
Africa
North America
Asia
Australia
Europe
South America
Antarctica
58◦ C
57◦ C
54◦ C
53◦ C
50◦ C
49◦ C
15◦ C
 A. Four
 B. Three
 C. Two
 D. One
 E. None
Medium Question
The relationship between the
temperature expressed in Celsius degrees
(C ) and Fahrenheit degrees (F ) is given
by F – 32 = 59 C. According to the table
below, how many continents have had
temperatures above 125◦ Fahrenheit?
Continent
Temperature
Africa
North America
Asia
Australia
Europe
South America
Antarctica
58◦ C
57◦ C
54◦ C
53◦ C
50◦ C
49◦ C
15◦ C
 A. Four
Medium Question
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined
material.
Mayan civilization flourished during the first
millennium A.D., creating monumental architecture,
conducting sophisticated commercial transactions,
and they developed an advanced system of writing.
 A. and they developed an
advanced system of writing
 C. and, as well, they developed
an advanced system of writing
 B. and developing an
advanced system of writing
 D. while an advanced
system of writing was
developing
 E. and the development of
an advanced system of writing
Medium Question
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined
material.
Mayan civilization flourished during the first
millennium A.D., creating monumental
architecture, conducting sophisticated commercial
transactions, and they developed an advanced
system of writing.
 B. and developing an
advanced system of writing
Medium Question
If x – 3 > 3, which of the following
could be a value of x ?
 A. -1
 B. 0
 C. 2
 D. 3
 E. 6
Medium Question
If x – 3 > 3, which of the following
could be a value of x ?
 A. -1
Medium Question
In the following sentence, which underlined
section has an error?
According to one study, half of the adults in the
A
B
country can neither read such basic material
as newspapers or fill out job applications. No error
C
E
D
 A. According to
 B. in the
 C. as newspapers
 D. or
 E. No error
Medium Question
In the following sentence, which underlined
section has an error?
According to one study, half of the adults in the
A
B
country can neither read such basic material
as newspapers or fill out job applications. No error
C
E
D
 D. or
Medium Question
If the area of each face of a cube is 49
square inches, what is the total length,
in inches, of all the edges of the cube?
 A. 56
 B. 70
 C. 84
 D. 392
 E. 588
Medium Question
If the area of each face of a cube is 49
square inches, what is the total length,
in inches, of all the edges of the cube?
 C. 84
Medium Question
Select the best way to rephrase the
underlined material.
The clarity of language in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
writings is far superior to other novelists.
 A. to other novelists
 B. to that in the works of other novelists
 C. than that in other novelists
 D. than other novelists
 E. than compared with the works of other novelists
Medium Question
Select the best way to rephrase the
underlined material.
The clarity of language in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
writings is far superior to other novelists.
 B. to that in the works of other novelists
Medium Question
Let the function f be defined by
f (x) = √2x. If f (c) = 4, what is
the value of c ?
 A. 4
 B. 8
 C. 16
 D. 32
 E. 64
Medium Question
Let the function f be defined by
f (x) = √2x. If f (c) = 4, what is
the value of c ?
 B. 8
Medium Question
Select the best way to rephrase the
underlined material.
The social sciences, they use the scientific
method, but they are not defined or
limited by it.
 A. they use the scientific
method, but they are
 B. even though they use
the scientific method, they are
 C. which use the scientific
method, but are
 D. although they use the
scientific method, are
 E. using the scientific
method, they are
Medium Question
Select the best way to rephrase the
underlined material.
The social sciences, they use the
scientific method, but they are not
defined or limited by it.
 D. although they use the
scientific method, are
Medium Question
While animals commonly eat plants, this ----is sometimes-----: Venus flytraps, for
example, capture insects, and large pitcher
plants are capable of devouring small birds
and rodents.
 A. axiom .. affirmed
 B. paradigm .. reversed
 C. hierarchy .. perpetuated
 D. fabrication .. rectified
 E. abnormality .. inverted
Medium Question
While animals commonly eat plants, this ----is sometimes-----: Venus flytraps, for
example, capture insects, and large pitcher
plants are capable of devouring small birds
and rodents.
 B. paradigm .. reversed
Hard Question
How many different 3- digit positive
integers can be formed using the digits 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 if the units digit is 2 and no
digit is repeated within an integer?
 A. 12
 B. 15
 C. 24
 D. 30
 E. 36
Hard Question
How many different 3- digit positive
integers can be formed using the digits 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 if the units digit is 2 and no digit
is repeated within an integer?
 D. 30
Hard Question
Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior
----- stories of women who are triumphant
and stories of those who are victimized,
placing contrasting portraits side by side.
 A. withholds
 B. supersedes
 C. complements
 D. juxtaposes
 E. interrupts
Hard Question
Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior
----- stories of women who are triumphant
and stories of those who are victimized,
placing contrasting portraits side by side.
 D. juxtaposes
Hard Question
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined
material.
The Wright brothers’ airplane could fly more often
and for longer periods of time than could any of
the planes of contemporary French aviators.
 A. than could any of the
planes of contemporary
French aviators
 B. than did contemporary
French aviators
 C. than contemporary
French aviators
 D. unlike contemporary
French aviators’ planes
 E. in comparison to those
of contemporary French
aviators’ planes
Hard Question
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined
material.
The Wright brothers’ airplane could fly more
often and for longer periods of time than could
any of the planes of contemporary French
aviators.
 A. than could any of the
planes of contemporary
French aviators
Hard Question
In his protest sonnets, Claude McKay yoked
----- with ----- by using a traditional verse
form to convey powerful challenges to
contemporary social standards.
 A. politics .. partisanship
 B. convention .. dissent
 C. piety .. ingenuity
 D. novelty .. aspiration
 E. custom .. conservation
Hard Question
In his protest sonnets, Claude McKay yoked
----- with ----- by using a traditional verse
form to convey powerful challenges to
contemporary social standards.
 B. convention .. dissent
Hard Question
In the following sentence, which underlined
section has an error?
Unlike commercial broadcasting, producers working for
A
B
public television are not primarily interested
in reaching the widest possible audience. No error
C
E
D
 A. Unlike commercial
broadcasting
 B. working for
 C. in reaching
 D. the widest possible
 E. No error
Hard Question
In the following sentence, which underlined
section has an error?
Unlike commercial broadcasting, producers working for
A
B
public television are not primarily interested
in reaching the widest possible audience. No error
C
E
D
 A. Unlike commercial
broadcasting
Hard Question
A gas tank with a capacity of 18 gallons is
empty. A pump can deliver g gallons of gas
every t seconds. In terms of g and t, how
many seconds will it take this pump to fill
the tank?
g
 B. 18
t
t
 A. 18
g
 D. g
 C. 18gt
18t
 E. gt
18
Hard Question
A gas tank with a capacity of 18 gallons is
empty. A pump can deliver g gallons of gas
every t seconds. In terms of g and t, how
many seconds will it take this pump to fill
the tank?
t
 A. 18
g
Hard Question
No amount of cajoling could ----- the
anxiety the child felt on her first day of
school; her parents’ attempts to ----her failed completely.
 A. assuage .. mollify
 B. palliate .. upbraid
 C. exacerbate .. comfort
 D. penetrate .. implicate
 D. gauge .. unnerve
Hard Question
No amount of cajoling could ----- the
anxiety the child felt on her first day of
school; her parents’ attempts to ----her failed completely.
 A. assuage .. mollify
Hard Question
If (x + y)2 – (x- y)2 = 84 and x and y
are positive integers, which of the
following could be a value of x + y ?
 A. 16
 B. 12
 C. 14
 D. 10
 E. 18
Hard Question
If (x + y)2 – (x- y)2 = 84 and x and y
are positive integers, which of the
following could be a value of x + y ?
 D. 10
Hard Question
In the following sentence, which underlined
section has an error?
Although discoveries of precious gems
have brought considerable attention to the country of
A
B
based on farming
Sri Lanka, their
economy
is
still
C
D
No
error
rather than mining.
E
 A. have brought
 B. attention to
 D. based on
 C. their
 E. No error
Hard Question
In the following sentence, which
underlined section has an error?
Although discoveries of precious gems
have brought considerable attention to the country
A
B
based on
of Sri Lanka, their
economy
is
still
D
C
No
error
farming rather than mining. E
 C. their
Hard Question
Frank’s natural ----- and moral ----- were
evidenced by his indecisiveness and
avoidance of controversial issues.
 A. pessimism .. uprightness
 B. fearfulness .. honesty
 C. irresolution .. cowardice
 D. instability .. depravity
 E. fortitude .. deficiency
Hard Question
Frank’s natural ----- and moral ----- were
evidenced by his indecisiveness and
avoidance of controversial issues.
 C. irresolution .. cowardice
Best of luck tomorrow!